The health ministry on Wednesday got a nod from the high court to go ahead with the rural doctors’ course they had introduced last year to meet the shortage of medical practitioners in the rural areas. The course, called the Bachelor
As many as seventeen social organisations in Manipur today called for a 12-hour general strike on November 12 to protest the proposed visit of AICC president Sonia Gandhi. In a joint statement here, they demanded that the Centre disclose t
The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the Centre on a petition alleging irregularities in the appointment of CMDs of BSNL and MTNL in which Telecom Minister A Raja is allegedly trying to push his favourites into the posts. A be
Government today rejected the opposition demand for Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into Adarsh housing scam, saying the centre has nothing to do with it. "The Adarsh housing estates is like thousands of housing estates in various
With double-digit growth in mind and the twelfth five-year plan period approaching (beginning 2012), the planning commission is taking a second look at the way it functions - to make it work more efficient and faster. “We need to rei
US president Barack Obama’s take on Indo-US agricultural cooperation may have gladdened the hearts of US agro-companies, but has evoked apprehension in the Indian farmers. On Day 1 of his visit, he explicitly declared that the US saw India a
Civil society groups in India have asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to highlight development issues and tackling global povert at the G20 summit which starts on Thursday in Seoul. “The development of a strong development ag
The Congress on Wednesday named union minister of state for administrative reforms, personnel and public grievances Prithviraj Chavan as the chief minister of Maharashtra after Ashok Chavan resigned from the post on Tuesday following charges of co
India and US are looking toward building on the economic partnership betwen the two countries in the backdrop of US president Barack Obama`s recent visit. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday that New Delhi is
BJP in Jammu and Kashmir today said it will launch a nation-wide campaign in protest against Congress` "continued silence" on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah`s comments on the state`s accession to India. &qu
BJP today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into corruption allegations in the Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum allocation and the Adarsh Housing Society and said it will corner the government on these issues in Parliament from tomorro
Sounding positive to US President Barack Obama`s endorsement of India`s bid for permanent seat in the UNSC, China today said it understands New Delhi`s "aspirations" to play a bigger role in the UN and is ready for consultations with it
Several trade unions in Kashmir today threatened to launch an agitation if the state government decided to go ahead with the privatisation plans of the Centaur hotel in the Valley. The trade union leaders have extended unconditional
Based on three internal inquiries, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a detailed probe into the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam and fix responsibility for any lapses. The prob
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the government was willing to discuss all issues with the opposition parties and hoped that the Winter Session of Parliament will be peaceful and productive. "Greetings to you all.
In one fell swoop the Congress excised those accused of corruption from within its ranks - amidst much arm-twisting by the BJP-led opposition. Hours before the winter session of Parliament, the party announced the resignation of Ashok Cha
Even before US president Barack Obama concluded his India visit on Tuesday morning, foreign policy watchers were assessing the significance of a new paradigm in Indo-US relations, as read from his speeches here. Contrary to expectations of
Riding on the infrastructure wave India, a body of corporate honchos from the US and India on Monday proposed the setting up of a $10 billion debt fund for the sector to expedite investments for projects in under public-private-partnership.
India and the United States on Monday inked four memoranda of understanding (MoU) and two agreements, including one on the energy cooperation programme that will mobilise private sector expertise and resources to address important energy related issu
The supreme court on Monday asked the centre to put before its bench the file on the appointmnet of central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas. "We would first like to see the file”, said the constitutional bench hea
